NCL not the same

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5
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Norwegian Getaway

12 Night Southern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 20, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 13788

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Been on NCL many times but I am disappointed at its current state of affairs My family and I will try other cruise lines in the future

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Onboard room key card had to be replaced twice in order to board the ship

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food quality down and less expensive choices.Also very slow service and food came out cold many times and orders got mixed up.Specialty restaurants not worth it.Wine choices and quality not good on drink package

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Thermal suite very crowded first few days.Green residue on edges.75 minute massage lasted only 60 minutes but it was good

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Music groups ok except for Lucky Shore Duo. They were terrible.Overall better music on past cruises Burn the Floor is always good

Children's Programs

No young children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Dining room managers were wonderful as were most waiters, bar staff and our room steward.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
Ship was very clean. Entertainment venues too small for patrons and very crowded.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Nice cabin and very comfortable.Our steward was wonderful and kept the cabin neat ant clean

Ship tip

It’s not the same as before.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2 out of 5
Very late arrival and little time to do real exploring

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Lovely island with friendly people.Reggae Beach lots of fun.

Bridgetown, Barbados

3 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5
Magens Bay Beach is beautiful.

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Did not visit port

Ship went to Amber Cove instead.New port with interesting shops.Food and drink available.Also there is a beautiful free pool.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Quick and uneventful .
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7 Comments

Ship2Shora    1 year ago

πŸ€” maybe I'll get lucky & get to exchange the port of Amber Cove for the third world DR tooπŸ˜‰

kruuuuznutt    1 year ago

Every cruise line is still short staffed, you will find service issues on all of them. There is no greener grass. Also, everyone, including land based bars and restaurants, are having supply chain problems so there will be items they just can't get. I've been on 8 cruises in 16 months on different lines and these situations are universal. Just go with the flow and make the best of it. Bottom line, ship happens. πŸ˜‰

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

bubbles60    1 year ago

We were on royal recently and dinner service was extremely slow. I hope this is not the new normal for cruising. The Getaway is one of our favorite ships.

Epz    1 year ago

Thank you for your review

CruzeFan    1 year ago

Lots of complaints about NCL lately. They seem to be cutting back on many things.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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